Changing or adding pics in place of flickr pics

[fearingsept]

I was wondering is there a way to change the pic feed from flickr to my own pics? I tried copying my pics to the public data picture folder but I still cannot get any to come up with my pics in place of some of the flickr images. I can pull them up if I go to view my pics through LMCE when I go to the pictures menu.

[Zaerc]

I was wondering is there a way to change the pic feed from flickr to my own pics? I tried copying my pics to the public data picture folder but I still cannot get any to come up with my pics in place of some of the flickr images. I can pull them up if I go to view my pics through LMCE when I go to the pictures menu.

Unfortunately it's not that easy aparently, I have just posted a few hints in another thread, you might want to look at that.

[fearingsept]

Thank you  I will take a look.

[balyho0o]

Unfortunately it's not that easy aparently, I have just posted a few hints in another thread, you might want to look at that.

Ok I must be dim cause I can't find it. mind posting a link? 

[Zaerc]

http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=2628.0

I had to look for a minute there myself.    It's far from a tutorial on how to do it though. 

[chrisbirkinshaw]

I have butchered the script. You'll need to change the source dir ($dirtoget) in the config section. It's hardcoded to look for .JPG files but you can change that (there are two references, just do find and replace).
I also added a bit in which ignores the images if they are less than 500px wide or high for quality reasons.

It's a hack though, and my first time with Perl, so don't expect too much finesse! ;-)

Chris

[balyho0o]

Thanks for the script chris. Trying to get this to work now.

Also, if anyone is interested, I have posted a help wanted for someone who wants to build this so that a change in the directory that is used can be done via the control panel settings. See http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=2713.msg13170 if you are interested in the bounty.

[majkaj]

I was wondering is there a way to change the pic feed from flickr to my own pics? I tried copying my pics to the public data picture folder but I still cannot get any to come up with my pics in place of some of the flickr images. I can pull them up if I go to view my pics through LMCE when I go to the pictures menu.

Sheesh... Someone should have told me it was hard to do... because I put my photos on no problem. 

First, I moved the flickr.pl to flickr.pl.back.  Too many of the flickr.pl photos were just not appropriate for my 4 year old grand-daughter... plus I didn't care to see various people sitting on the commode.  So, by moving the flickr.pl out of the way, it will not overwrite what I do.

Next, I went to the directory where all the photos are stored by month... just under the 2007 year folder.  I removed everything below the 2007 folder rm -rf *.   Then I put my photos there, under the 2007 folder.  A few minutes later they showed up as wallpaper.  I didn't size/resize the photos... just used as they came out of my digital camera.  That's it.  It works.

[teedge77]

can an orbiter use the flickr screensaver or only the media directors?

[fearingsept]

First, I moved the flickr.pl to flickr.pl.back.

Where is the flickr.pl located?

[balyho0o]

Where is the flickr.pl located?

/usr/pluto/bin/

And the flicker pictures folder is

/home/public/data/pictures/flickr/

[Zaerc]

Nice work Chris!  And thanks for the aditional instructions majkaj.

That "tutorial" sure didn't take you guys long. 

[jayzee]

 
thanks for posting these instructions, this is almost what i wanted to do,

I was wondering though, can I just add my photos to the flickr directory and then them appear intermingled with the flickr ones? might give it a go a see what happens

[majkaj]

thanks for posting these instructions, this is almost what i wanted to do,

I was wondering though, can I just add my photos to the flickr directory and then them appear intermingled with the flickr ones? might give it a go a see what happens

Yes, you can intermingle your photos with the flickr.pl downloaded photos.  I have done this.  I loaded 15 or so photos from my digital camera under the 2007 folder.   At first, I left some of the photos that the flickr script pulled but, over time,  I have replaced them with my own selections.  I logged in to MY flickr account, did a search on photos with a tag of landscape, downloaded what I liked, copied them to the 2007 folder.

Sorry that I was not more specific about where flickr.pl is located. I didn't remember exact directory locations (I am at work!)

[chrisbirkinshaw]

I was wondering is there a way to change the pic feed from flickr to my own pics? I tried copying my pics to the public data picture folder but I still cannot get any to come up with my pics in place of some of the flickr images. I can pull them up if I go to view my pics through LMCE when I go to the pictures menu.

Sheesh... Someone should have told me it was hard to do... because I put my photos on no problem. 

Hmm. It didn't work for me! How strange!

Chris